With AI and CGI, Do you think there will.... - General Discussion Discussion

[–] capuchin (3187) 5 months ago

Alec Guinness plays eight roles in Kind Hearts & Coronets. Peter Sellers plays three in the Mouse That Roared. And, of course, Eddie Murphy has done a bit of that in a couple of movies too, hasn't he?

So, in short, I'm not sure an absence of AI and CGI was ever a barrier to that.

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[–] Tina (725) 5 months ago

So, in short, I'm not sure an absence of AI and CGI was ever a barrier to that.

Agreed. Civilization survived thus far without AI.

Those computer geeks are really trying to make AI happen. I'm not inclined to see more geeks becoming millionaires from something as useless as AI.

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[–] Dogiswhite (1288) 5 months ago

Again many actors have played several small parts in one live action movie, but I am talking ALL OF THE MAIN ROLES. Lead actor, lead actress, main supporting actors and actresses. All of them. And yes Jim Carrey and Tom Hanks have done that in animated films but not live action.

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (77422) 5 months ago

We can always go back to stop action claymation.

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[–] Dogiswhite (1288) 5 months ago

What does stop motion have to do with the topic?

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (77422) 5 months ago

Lighten up Francis.

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[–] AndyKing1967 (38133) 5 months ago

Stuart J. Backturn says hold my beer.

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (77422) 5 months ago

I’ll hold the beer but odds are I’ll drink it before anyone notices.

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[–] AndyKing1967 (38133) 5 months ago

Sliánte! 🍻

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (77422) 5 months ago

Apologies, I’m a very bad man.

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[–] Dogiswhite (1288) 5 months ago

Hey, that's Psycho to you.

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (77422) 5 months ago

Nah. You just seem angry for no good reason. That doesn’t make you scary.

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[–] Dogiswhite (1288) 5 months ago

I'm talking about the movie "Stripes".
That's where "Lighten up Francis" comes from.

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[–] 123Guy (7280) 5 months ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgCw0YRMFHY

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (77422) 5 months ago

I suppose it looks a bit hokey now but I still love the claymation effects. Chalk it up to nostalgia I guess.

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[–] 123Guy (7280) 5 months ago

What did you think of the improved version? I kinda like it. Retains all the quality but fixes the choppiness

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (77422) 5 months ago

I didn’t really see a difference. It all looked fine to me!

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[–] parkerbot (9075) 5 months ago

Forget that, there will be movies with no real actors.

Yuck.

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[–] AmeriGirl26 (14411) 5 months ago

That would be one of the funniest things ever, particularly with a legendary comedian brought back to life through AI ;)

Now there have been movies where a single actor played many multiple roles. Examples would include:

The 7 Faces of Dr. Lao
The Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps
Norbit

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[–] Dogiswhite (1288) 5 months ago

I had this movie idea that has Arnold Schwarzenegger in an action movie playing all of his iconic roles "Terminator", etc. Ultimate Schwarzenegger!

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[–] AmeriGirl26 (14411) 5 months ago

Oh! There was a fun debate some guys had back in the 90s where they wondered, if Robocop and the Terminator were pitted against each other, who would win? That would make for an epic AI-generated movie! Plus, we'd finally get our answer, lol xD

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[–] curiousMInd101 (3448) 5 months ago

Also Back to the Future. Marty played his son, his daughter, himself, and his great great great grandfather.

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[–] AmeriGirl26 (14411) 5 months ago

Oh yeah! I didn't realize Michael J. Fox had played multiple roles himself.

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[–] Joogle83 (4473) 5 months ago

AI will never take off

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[–] FredBurroughs (21465) 5 months ago

Why is AI a factor in this premise when there have already been CGI-laden films with actors playing multiple roles?

The Polar Express (2004), A Christmas Carol (2009), and Men (2022) to name but a few.

Hackneyed question.

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[–] Dogiswhite (1288) 5 months ago

Both are Animated, talking live action.

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